Table 1: Features of the human pathogenic herpes viruses.

HSV-1 Herpes Simplex Virus Type-1 (oro-buccal herpes)
HSV-2 Herpes Simplex Virus Type-2 (genital herpes)
HHV-3 VZV Varicella Zoster Virus, Human Herpes Virus-3.
HHV- 4 EBV Human Herpes virus-4, Epstein-Barr Virus (mononucleosis, Hodgkin’s lymphoma).
HHV- 5 CMV Human Herpes Virus-5, Cytomegalovirus (spontaneous abortion).
HHV- 6 Human Herpes Virus-6 (Roseolovirus……..)
HHV- 8 Human Herpes Virus-8 (Kaposi sarcoma)